Telegram-herald., 1887-12-27
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wnAT HE SAYS ABouT The TARIFF.
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WAsHTssros. Dec. 26-Ths Borlfs
correspondent tslegFzDhs as follows. Lass
week, al the request Of tae President. il is
said. MF. Randall called al the White
House. The subsect OF the conversation
was ths tSTih and tie influence the pro-
posed abolition OF the internal revenue sys-
tsm would have upon L. Alter .he inter
view Air. Randall said 10 a distinguished
Southern Representative.
a Tariff Dill will De introduced in th e
House that will not affect the industrial in
teresLs or disturb the business OF the coun-
try. iswill pass the House. and If il fails
70 become law the responsibility will bs
with the Republican Senate. IL Will proyids
Tor the repeal OI the tobacco and fruit
5Tsndy tar. A bill, too, very much like
the Henderson bill of the Forty -ninI
Congress will pass the House. There Is q
mlsapprehenslOn as TO the President .
position on the internal Revenue question,
and he may deem it necessary 20 send a
supplemental message 10 Congress on the
subject. he does not oppose the repeal of
the obacco and brandy TAX, and, further
more. he believes that the Internal Revenue
laws are oppressive as enforced under
existing legislation"
Dir. Randall is now in Philadelphia, and
will De "a New York next Friday st the
Manhattan Club reception To the Demo
cratic State officials.
Senator Frank Hiscock, of New York, is
taking quite an interest in the tsria ques-
ton. In discussing the outlook a night or
two ago with few well known Republi-
cans, among them two or three Representa-
tives. Mr. Hiscock said in effect:
"Ail We have 10 do this session is TO fix
the sugar men, the sugar producers of the
South. aud give them bounty. Take the
customs tax OF sugar and give cnsnce for
competition, and at the same time protect
our home industries; then our hands will
be clean and We will have no complications
We can join issue between the Senate and
the House at once, taking up the gauntlet
the President threw down in his late mes
sage, and then We will win. The message
was bold, straightforward state paper, and
serves the purpose OF drawing the party
lines IN the most definite manner. 1t sstis-
lies both parties, except the protection wing
or the Democracy. | am in favor of making
war on these lines from this time forward,
and believe the Republicans will come out
victorious"
The question as to what will be done with
the sugar tax is likely 10 csuse no little
Al tuc IALAh O4 Tue
Many OF them favor the abolition of the
tariff on this article OF general consUmp-
ton aud the substitution of bounty TO the
cane-growers of the South, as Senator His
cock suggests. This seems to be the only
available way TO remove the tex and at the
same time preserve the consistent policy of
protection TO American industries, which
will be the strong plank in the party plat
form in the coming campaign.
There are, however, many Republicans
who have grave doubts as 10 the constitu-
tionalits Of any law under which certain
class OF producers shall be paid boantles
from the public Treasury in order TO foster
the industries in which they are engaged.
Those who hold these convictions will
strennously oppose any bounty feature OF
the tariff bill. and the controversy devel-
oped will no doubt prove decidedly inter-
eSting